Two Hundred and Fifty: All-Star Storm

There was no lore in the game between the Lakers and the Grizzlies in the end, and no player played too explosive data.

Kobe Bryant had 24 points and 9 assists, one short of a double-double. Bynum had 15 points and 12 rebounds, but less than 40 percent shooting ruined it all. Link had 17 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. This game was a new low for Link in the new season. Gay scored 19 points and still did not break through 20. Randolph scored 6 points and 5 rebounds, he almost became a fake starter...

But it was this game that had no lore and the stars did not play amazing data, but it became the game with the highest ratings of the day!

The picture of Kobe Bryant's last-minute three-point shot being blocked from the side by Link was broadcast by major TV stations and became one of the most classic moments of the season.

Although Link's statistics are not too amazing, his key defense at the last moment has been talked about by people. It is said that after the game that night, Kobe specially practiced 500 shots for himself at the blocked position. Looking at the news, Link really felt that he was sorry for Kobe.

"Actually, you didn't miss the key ball because you missed the shot, but because you were blocked. So strictly speaking, extra training is useless..." Link muttered to himself in his heart, but Kobe Bryant This kind of paranoia, how can he manage so much, he just needs a way to vent his inner dissatisfaction.

In any case, the game with the Lakers finally ended safely, and Link finally breathed a sigh of relief. His "happy Sunday" was a peaceful one.

The day after the game with the Lakers, the league officially announced the results of the first round of voting during the NBA All-Star Weekend.

After the first round of voting, Magic center Dwight Howard ranked first with 754,737 votes, once again taking the top spot.

Looking at Howard's high popularity now, Link couldn't help but sigh, it's really 30 years of Hedong and 30 years of Hexi.

Ranked second is Kobe, who was just blocked by Link and lost. Although he is second, the gap between him and Howard has been widened. As of the announcement of the results, Kobe's votes were "only" only 690,613 votes.

And what Link cares most about is naturally the voting results of the Western Forward Team!

To Link's disappointment, he was still No. 3, failing to surpass Blake Griffin, and the gap with No. 1 Kevin Durant was even greater. But the joy is that Link is not far from Griffin!

In the first round of voting, Kevin Durant won 633,538 votes, ranking first in the Western Conference forward group.

The second Griffin has 394264 votes, but the third Link is only nearly 5000 votes less than Griffin! With the number of votes based on one hundred thousand or even one million, the difference of 5000 is simply insignificant!

Griffin was selected to the All-Star Game last season, and his popularity is terrible. After Paul joined this season, Griffin was able to appear in the top five with a variety of alley-oop dunks, just like a popular reaper.

But compared with last season, Griffin's improvement arc is very small. It can be said that what he was like last season is what he is still like this season. How you played last season, how you play this year. His numbers are even slightly lower than last season. Therefore, the fans' freshness towards him is not so strong.

Even if it is a violent dunk, it will be boring to watch it every day. Because of this, Griffin's popularity has declined compared to last season.

Link's side is completely the opposite. In terms of record, the Grizzlies have played 6 wins and 2 losses this year, ranking among the top three in the Western Conference. In terms of statistics, Link still has 20+5+5 statistics so far, which is much more amazing than last season. In terms of performance, not to mention, zero seal for Westbrook, 40 points triple-double to get Rose, plus yesterday's "death coil" against Kobe at a critical moment... I haven't played ten games in the new season, but Link has had several impressive performances.

On the basketball court, Link is also more fresh. He can do some offense that he couldn't do last season and play defense that he couldn't do last season. In short, Link is always surprising people.

Link has gradually entered the public eye from a niche star. Therefore, his popularity is actually growing faster than Griffin.

When everyone thought that Griffin's starting line was stable, Link was killed halfway.

"He's going to be an All-Star starter, and I believe Link has that quality."

"In the history of the NBA, only Ben Wallace was able to enter the All-Star starting lineup as an undrafted player. Let's see if Link will become the second one!"

"It's very difficult for an undrafted player to survive in the NBA, let alone an All-Star."

"So far in NBA history, only three undrafted picks can enter the All-Star Game, they are Ben Wallace, Brad Miller and John Starks. Among them, the ones who can become All-Star starters , and only Big Ben! Bruce Bowen? Raja Bell? These are the undrafted players that people are familiar with, but they have never had anything to do with the All-Star Game."

"Whatever happens in the end, this Chinese kid is making history."

Link was stunned as soon as the league's official voting results came out. I didn't expect that someone who ranked third in the Western Conference striker group would get such a lot of attention. People talk about him more than they talk about Howard.

It seems that the identity of the undrafted is sometimes better than the number one pick. The No. 1 pick was selected as an All-Star, which seems to be a matter of course, and people are too lazy to discuss it. And the same is selected for the All-Star lineup, the attention received by the undrafted is much higher.

While most fans would love to see this "sparrow turn into a phoenix" thing happening, the Los Angeles media is an exception.

Naturally, they didn't want their No. 1 pick to be overshadowed by an undrafted pick, not to mention that Link had just crushed the most popular player in Los Angeles. After the continuation of San Antonio, the Los Angeles media also said that Linkla had been blacklisted - the blacklist of hard work.

All of Los Angeles was waiting for a chance to refute Link. But what they didn't expect was that this opportunity appeared very soon.

After finishing the game with the Lakers, on January 10, the Grizzlies ushered in their second matchup with the Thunder at home this season.

This time, Westbrook did not lose the chain. He made 12 of 20 shots and scored 30 points very efficiently. It was a shame.

With Westbrook supporting the offense, Durant can put more energy on the defensive end.

So on the Grizzlies' side, Link was pressed by Durant throughout the game, scoring 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists on 8 of 16 games. Link's performance can't be said to be bad, but it is indeed some distance from helping the team win.

Randolph still did not play today, and the Grizzlies suddenly lost a large offensive point. Although Speights, who started for the first time this season, has 10 points in the account, his power is naturally not comparable to Randolph. Link struggled alone, and the Grizzlies lost the game in the end.

100 to 95, the Thunder and Durant succeeded in revenge, and the young guard finally let out a sigh of anger.

However, everyone did not expect that after this game, the most excited is not the Oklahoma media, but the Los Angeles media!

The Clippers' famous team reporter John Buha tweeted a minute after the Grizzlies' loss, "If Link ends up outnumbering Blake Griffin, that's proof of the All-Star voting system. There is a big problem. Because from any point of view, Blake Griffin is a stronger player. By the way, Griffin scored 22 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks today. The Clippers And won the game."

This dynamic immediately aroused extensive discussion and attention. It seems that an all-star storm is quietly brewing.